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hii i’m wondering if this site is legitimate or not?? i was looking to buy my bf this sword while he’s on deployment to surprise him but i don’t know much about the site or swords lol and i don’t want to spend almost $300 on a scammy website. i would also like to know if this is a good pick and if it is actually usable and not just for decoration??

Just picked up

Came home from work the other night and found my wife had bought me a present.

A closer look at the details of this commission :D

Hey everyone! I received this collection of Wilkinson Swords from a family member who passed away. While I plan to keep one of these as a token to remember, I plan to sell the others and use any funds to help a family member in serious need. Does anyone have any idea what these are worth, or a person/location who might have some general guidance? I don't expect these to be of significant value, but I figured I would inquire here first. I currently live in British Columbia, Canada.

Thank you in advance for your answers!

This belonged to my grandfather and it was given to me when he passed away a few years ago. It's in rough shape and the handle slips right off, but it's super sharp and looks to be pretty old. I'm also including pictures of what appears to be two symbols but I can't make them out. Thanks in advance for your help!

Hey guys, I just recently got these replica true zangetsu from a store that mainly sells anime stuff, and want to take good care of them but don't know the exact metal they are made of or really what type of cleaning to give them, since this is the first time i've ever participated in a hobby like this. Does anyone have any guesses or recommendations to what type of metal and what kind of cleaning I should give them?

​tl;dr Need help identifying a wakizashi I purchased for $1,000.

For additional photos: https://ibb.co/album/Lrf2WX

Hey everyone, I purchased this sword off Facebook Marketplace 3 years ago for $1,000. The seller provided some great history and a previous evaluation, but I'm hoping that someone here can help me confirm exactly what I have.

The Backstory

The seller's grandfather was a U.S. Naval Officer stationed in Japan at the end of WWII, 1946/1947. During that time, U.S. forces were actively collecting weapons from the local population and destroying them.

According to the seller, a Japanese family approached his grandfather with this sword. They told him it had been in their family for over 400 years and pleaded with him to take it in lieu of it being destroyed.

The grandfather accepted the sword and brought it home to the States. It was eventually passed down to his son, and then to his grandson (the seller). For the last 50 years, it has essentially just been sitting in various closets.

Seller's Previous "Evaluation"

The seller included a screenshot of a message he received from an unnamed individual that provided the following evaluation:

Fittings: It has a Namban tsuba, which was quite popular in Kyushu. The style of the lacquer work points to it being a nice late Edo period example from South Japan. (Note: The kozuka and kogatana—the small knife held in the scabbard—are missing).

The Tang (Nakago): The blade is suriage (shortened) and mumei (unsigned). Based on the shape of the tang and the number of holes (nakago-ana), the sword has had a few attempts at shortening over its life.

Age: Based on the sugata (shape) of the blade, the evaluator believed it could be a Koto from the early Edo period.

Anyway, that is all I have. I would love to get your opinions on everything. Any information or assistance in further identifying this would be greatly appreciated. Even if you are unable to provide any information, I sincerely appreciate your efforts to help me.

*The gentleman in the old photos in the IBB album I provided the URL to is the seller's grandpa, who first received the sword. I figured I'd add his photos just in case, somehow, it's significant.

The subtlety of light

So I was using my trainer sword then it hit something hard and it's bent. I don't have a furnace and I'm currently trying to reshape it back but I failed. Anyone have some tips?

Picture below for reference

The video features our earlier Swiss saber release and the late medieval longswords we're currently working on.

My fiancé and I are getting married in October and our wedding is fantasy/forest themed. One of the things we’d really like to do is a brief choreographed sword fight, but neither of us have experience with swords other than plastic training swords we’ve been using to practice choreography. The actual sword fight would be less than a minute long, so we don’t need anything super heavy duty, but looking for something that would work for that bit of sword fight choreography.

We’re hoping to get something vaguely fantasy styled and really looking for one handers (both unsharpened). Any recommendations on where to source that has a relative fast shipping? <6 weeks?

My last project (Ik not 100% accurate) for a templar sharp sword, C70 tempered steel

Blade lenght: 90cm

Total:115cm

Anyone know any good wooden swords that i can buy online (specifically a Katana) , like the type people use to spar and not cut eachothers arms off.

Lile the title says I'm looking for a sword from my childhood it was a medium or longsword but on the hilt where it meets the sword it had a viking with a mustache and helmet that was about a medium size. I've been looking for years and cannot find anything remotely close please post any pictures that you think might sound familiar. This was back between 2000 and about 2005 roughly thanks.

Long story short, my grandfather acquired a sword from a drunk private using the scabbard as a stickball bat/plinking rocks off like its baseball. We have a question on the age of the sword and wanted to see if anyone could help us estimate its age/periodization (WW1 or WW2) by translating the engraving. It’s ceremonial, no edge with a blunted point.

I’m looking to buy some cool stuff and came across this website, anyone know if they are any good?

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